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Yosemite National Park invites all fourth grade students to visit the park and receive free entrance as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. The program provides a free annual pass for fourth grade students and their families to visit more than 2,000 federal recreation …
Read More »Fresno Initiative Could Get $50 Million From Newsom’s State Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2020-2021 budget on Friday , a $ 222 billion package encompassing homelessness, affordable health care and criminal justice reform. In an accompanying briefing, the governor gave a shout-out to a newly unveiled economic development plan known as Fresno DRIVE, a collaboration among 150 organizations …
Read More »Fresno Mayor’s New Homeless Initiative Is A Change Of Tone To Homeless Advocates
About a quarter of the nation’s homeless population live in California with most of them concentrated in the state’s larger cities, including Fresno. Governor Brown has responded in his latest budget by including $ 500 million in grants for cities to address homelessness. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand went to Sacramento …
Read More »Fresno Mayor Announces Tax Proposal That Might Compete With Other Parks Tax Initiative
The Fresno mayor announced a sales tax initiative he will propose to the City Council on Thursday. The proposal could end up competing with another measure that’s vying for a spot on the November ballot. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand wants to raise money for public safety and parks. He’s proposing …
Read More »Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative, CNN reports
CNN is reporting that the Trump administration is planning to end “Let Girls Learn,” a signature Michelle Obama program. Obama started the program in 2015 as “a holistic approach to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minimum wage initiative set for California’s fall ballot
Measure would raise statewide minimum to $ 15 an hour by 2021 Sponsor of measure is SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Supporters could withdraw initiative up to June 30, amid Capitol talks … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yosemite National Park Welcomes 4th Grade Students Through Every Kid in a Park Initiative
Yosemite National Park invites all fourth grade students to visit the park and receive free entrance as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. The program provides a free annual pass for fourth grade students and their families to visit more than 2,000 federal recreation …
Read More »Education Matters: Spark Initiative Bringing Arts to the Classroom
What does this child playing a recorder at McCabe Elementary School in Mendota have in common with students working on an art project at Baldares Elementary in Fresno? How is that all connected to a music program at Westside Elementary School in Five Points? "In most of these schools, there would …
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